Interactive maps and prayer guides for the 49 cities the Globalization and World Cities Research Network classifies as Alpha — the places most deeply woven into the world's political, financial and cultural life.
2 cities
The two cities ranked most integrated with the global economy: London and New York.
8 cities
Hong Kong, Beijing, Singapore, Shanghai, Paris, Dubai, Tokyo and Sydney.
17 cities
Major world cities of substantial global reach, from Seoul to Kuala Lumpur.
22 cities
The cities completing the classification, from Luxembourg to New Delhi.
Every city has its own page with an interactive map — a mosaic view of its districts, a zone map laying those same districts over real geography, and a street-level view of the actual place — alongside a six-part prayer guide covering authority and government, spiritual darkness, social and moral issues, health, wealth and provision, and family and relationships. Every guide closes with the same two anchors: God's authority over the seven centers of power, and God's will and light to overcome darkness.
For God's authority over the seven centers of power — government, military, media, business, education, family, and the Church — and for God's will and light to overcome darkness, bringing salvation, deliverance, healing, revival, and harvest, in every city on this list.
City classification: GaWC, The World According to GaWC 2024. Populations are rounded approximations for scale, not precise counts.